Maula Ali
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Moula Ali hill (मौलाअली) is a monadnock or dome-shaped hill located in Moula Ali, Hyderabad, India. It is well known for the Moula Ali dargah and a holy stone, which are both on top of the hill.
Variants
- Maula Ali मौलाअली, आ.प्र., (AS, p.767)
- Moula Ali
- Moula Ali hill
History
The area near the hill has been inhabited by humans since Neolithic times. Excavations have found pottery, iron tools and fragments of human skeleton near the site.[1]
In 1578, a eunuch of the Qutub Shahi court named Yakut was ill. He dreamt that a man in green dress told him to visit Moula Ali hill because Ali was waiting for him on top of the hill. In his dream Yakut went to the hill with the man and saw Ali sitting on top of the hill resting his hand on a stone. The next morning, Yaqut's illness was cured and a stone was found on the hill, which is said to have had the hand marks of Ali on it. After hearing about this incident, the Sultan visited the hill and ordered a dargah to be built on top of the hill. The stone that was found is kept in the shrine on top of the hill.[2][3]
The hill was named 'Maula Ali', which means 'My Lord Ali', after the incident. The stone became popular for sufis, ascetics and mystics because of the belief that the stone has healing powers.[4]
Qutub shahi sultans began an annual pilgrimage on 17th Rijab to the hill from Golconda, but after sunni Muslims conquered Hyderabad in 1687, the festival temporarily stopped. In the Nizams rule, this festival became one of the two important national festivals.[5]
Moula Ali dargah: The Moula Ali dargah is located on top of the hill. It was built by Sultan Ibrahim Qutub Shah[6] and it is the only dargah dedicated to maula Ali, son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad.[7] Its interior is decorated with thousands of mirrors[8] and it is one of the 11 heritage sites in Hyderabad, identified by the "Heritage conservation committee" of HUDA.[9]
मौलाअली
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[10] ने लेख किया है ....मौलाअली, आ.प्र., (AS, p.767): हैदराबाद से 6 मील दूर पहाड़ी पर स्थित एक विस्तीर्ण प्रागैतिहासिक समाधिस्थली है जहां लगभग 600 समाधियां हैं. इस स्थान पर पुरातत्व विभाग ने खुदाई करके मिट्टी के बर्तन, लोहे के औजार और मानव शरीर के पंजरों के अवशेष प्राप्त किए हैं. पहाड़ी के दक्षिण में गोलकुंडा के सुलतान इब्राहिम कुतुब शाह चतुर्थ की बनवाई हुई मस्जिद है. तुजूके कुतुबशाही से विदित होता है कि याकूत नामक एक व्यक्ति ने यहां एक दरगाह भी बनवाई थी. गोलकुंडा के अंतिम सुलतान तानाशाह के मंत्री सैयद मुजफ्फर की पुत्री जो लवण-रहित भोजन करने के कारण फीकी बी कहलाती थी, इस दरगाह की संरक्षिका थी. इसकी समाधि दरगाह के उत्तरी प्रांगण में बनी है.
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References
- ↑ Hyderabad (India). Dept. of Information and Public Relations (1953). History and legend in Hyderabad.
- ↑ Syed Ali Asgar Bilgrami (1927). Landmarks of the Deccan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Archaeological Remains. ISBN 9788120605435.
- ↑ Sarina Singh; Lindsay Brown; Paul Harding; Trent Holden; Amy Karafin; Kate Morgan; John Noble (1 September 2013). Lonely Planet South India & Kerala. ISBN 9781743217948.
- ↑ William Dalrymple (27 April 2004). White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India. ISBN 9781101098127.
- ↑ William Dalrymple (27 April 2004). White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India. ISBN 9781101098127.
- ↑ Syed Ali Asgar Bilgrami (1927). Landmarks of the Deccan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Archaeological Remains. ISBN 9788120605435.
- ↑ Harriet Ronken Lynton (1987). Days Of The Beloved. ISBN 9780863112690.
- ↑ Sarina Singh; Lindsay Brown; Paul Harding; Trent Holden; Amy Karafin; Kate Morgan; John Noble (1 September 2013). Lonely Planet South India & Kerala. ISBN 9781743217948.
- ↑ Madhu Vottery (11 December 2012). A Guide to the Heritage of Hyderabad. ISBN 9788129125842.
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.767